RE: Outsourcing Jobs – SQLServerCentral

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August 27, 2012 at 8:20 am

djackson 22568 (8/27/2012)

Companies used to have/show loyalty to employees. As a result, employees were loyal in return. For a very long time companies have thrown loyalty out the window but still want it in return. Sorry, life doesn't work that way. Work is a partnership. If you treat employees fairly they will treat you fairly. Since companies no longer do that, they are reaping the "benefits". Sure, there are some companies that do things right, as there are employees that won't do the right thing no matter what. Unfortunately history has shown that companies tend to take advantage of down times to cut costs (lower salaries and benefits!) and they don't return things to where they were afterwards unless you are in the C-Suite!

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Yep, for sure.

That said, SOME of the points they make have a basis in reality. How long before all companies start to suffer consequences as people listen to what OWS says, given the media's propensity to accept any liberal idea as fact regardless of a lack of proof? If they try to fix things on their own first, maybe they can eliminate issues. I remember a story of a development company during the last down turn that refused to cut from the workers, and thus when things turned around, they saw almost no turn over. Their competitors were gutted!

Don't want to politicize this. But I agree. Some of OWS stuff makes sense. We've gotten to the point where we are tipping a little too far towards the executives taking advantage of workers, especially in IT. Some companies are paying the price for their actions, some are doing much better by acting in a partnership with employees.